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Bee yes I understand that, just asking the question :) my son also starts primary school next week and it is an emotional rollercoster for me, he is very much looking forward to it. In terms of keeping the disruption to a minimum, I can't really say as it would depend on the school or even the class teacher and what their routines are for example if they do PE or another specific activity on Wednesdays, would you be happy for him to miss out on that all year? Also, how will you explain to him about the other children in his class going every day and why he isn't? I would suggest that you work closely with the class teacher and be a bit flexible on it. Is he due to start this term or is he younger? Many schools now have a forest school element and have a focus around play, it seems you are worried about him enjoying it and being able to do activities as a group still, rather than that he won't manage a day at school? Remember you still have the weekends and quite a lot of holidays. Please don't think I am trying to tell you what to do, we all have to do what we think is right for our children, I just personally think that this option gives the child more issues than it helps and may also be one reason why schools aren't so keen.

There is a letter that can be used on registers for "educated off site" which is what is used when students attend eg a college course, however I think another reason that schools don't like it is that it can be very disruptive for the child in that at primary school, children can be working on a project over the course of a week/term and if they are constantly missing one part of the week they will either always be playing catch up or not seeing a project through to the end. As a teacher, it can be very disruptive trying to get a student up to speed when they have missed time due to illness etc so constantly missing time could have quite a negative effect. I can see that you are trying to get the best of both worlds here but be careful that you don't end up with the worst of both worlds. Also, reading your original post, the focus seems to be about you, rather than your child. We considered home schooling ourselves so I am certainly not against it but if it is going to work, it needs to be primarily about the child.

Thank you looks great!

Trying to buy theatre tickets for October, we have a list of options for shows, just don't want to spend loads, are we best going to one of the ticket places at Leicester square on the day and going with what we can get or can I get them from those places say the week before? Or should I just book online now?

I'm not sure you could have plastic near the cooker...? We have glass bought from the glass place on the corner in Peckham, way cheaper than actual splash backs and they do choices in colour/colour matching too, they cut to size and then you glue in place easy!

We just got back to ed this evening having done the same trip, we left campsite in Bude at 12 did the m5/m4 route with a stop at services just past Exeter and a stop en route to pick up groceries etc it took about 4 hrs driving time, a good cd and plenty of snacks worked for us.

We had a great party at the dish and the spoon on Cheltenham road, food included/not as you like...

Anyone know if myatts fields water is back on yet?

Blossoms on dunstans grove is fab but could well be booked up now.

I agree it is a lovely place and they have on site child are too which is fantastic! I always feel better after going and Ehi is often doing offers too.

Oh no hope it is finished soon so you don't have to survive for long without the cooker.

The fb group is a point of contact for parents, we have been sharing info on there, so keep checking back and yes looking forward to the next picnic, see you then!

Nature play in Sydenham woods see fb page regularly several dads.

Dear goose green PTA congratulations on a fantastic fair yesterday! I was a stall holder and very much enjoyed it. The procession was a particular highlight. Lots of lovely stalls and plenty of visitors.

Do they have outdoor space, maybe a sand/water table? Paddling pool? My daughter (also 2) loves the sprinkler thing that attaches to the hose, books are always a winner here, or duplo/lego if he's ok with small things...

Yay go you! I voted and have been chewing dh's ears off about your recipes...

I went to A peekaboo imaging in erith, http://www.apeekabooimaging.com/peekaboo/ they were really lovely there, we had some great pics and an all around lovely experience, it was about 5 years ago now, my son is amazed at the pics when he looks at them.

Emily I haven't yet bought crayons but could help with the jewellery, I make it myself but recently have been trying to streamline what I make so have a bunch of stuff that I will not be selling on my stall, earrings, necklaces etc, if that is any good, I would be happy to donate it to you.

Ok will aim to get some things at the weekend and pm you next week.

Yes I would also like to donate some, I went to Ghana a few years ago and took lots of pencils etc, the paper they had already was very poor quality so the cheaper pencils were just too feint on it. When do you need them by?

My son enjoyed the alpha blocks magazine (they also have pull out parts for parents, it's based on phonics)he also enjoys the alpha blocks app then we have continued reading our story books but he sounds out/reads words when he can/feels like it. I have also heard that reading eggs is a good scheme.

It doesn't open until September... Please ask again then, I am sure many of us would be happy to discuss.

The person running it needs to be welcoming, have a good memory for names, be able to introduce new people to the group, have a safe place for children to play and a drink...

And once you are up and running, I am qualified to teach art clay silver taster classes...

Thank you very much! Have you tried the dish and the spoon on Cheltenham road?